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Beijing places restrictions on new copper smelting capacity

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Beijing is clamping down on copper smelting overcapacity and shoring up supply chain security.
On Tuesday, the industry regulator (MIIT) issued a 2025-2027 industry development plan, with new requirements for copper smelters.

Smelters won’t be able to add any new capacity unless they control enough...